Enlight Software is a publisher

Video game publisher

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 and developer

Video game developer

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 of interactive entertainment. The company was founded by Trevor Chan

Trevor Chan

Trevor Chan is a game designer and CEO of Enlight. He has designed strategy video games such as Seven Kingdoms, and business simulation games such as Capitalism II. He is considered one of the bigger names in PC game development, in part because he is one of few game developers to have his name in...

 in 1993, and their first project was the economic strategy game

Strategy game

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 Capitalism, which was published by Interactive Magic

Interactive Magic

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 in 1995. In 1997, they released Capitalism Plus (an updated version of Capitalism) and the real-time strategy

Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....

 game Seven Kingdoms

Seven Kingdoms (computer game)

Seven Kingdoms is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Trevor Chan of Enlight Software. The game enables players to compete against up to six other kingdoms allowing players to conquer opponents by defeating them in war , capturing their buildings with spies, or offering opponents...

. Later games include Virtual U, Capitalism II

Capitalism II

Trevor Chan's Capitalism II is the business simulation game sequel to the original Capitalism. It was created by Enlight, and published by Ubisoft Entertainment in 2001.The player creates and controls a business empire...

, Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc

Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc

Wars & Warriors: Joan of Arc is a historically-based computer game. Developed and published by Enlight, it was released in 2004. The player assumes the persona of Joan of Arc and leads the French in their attempt to win the Hundred Year's War...

and Seven Kingdoms II

Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars

Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars is a history-fantasy real-time strategy computer game developed by Enlight, released in 1999. Seven Kingdoms II is the sequel to the original Seven Kingdoms game and its updated re-release Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries.-Gameplay:Fryhtan Wars retains a great...

.

In addition to developing their own games, Enlight have released several games from third-party developers in the US

United States

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, including: Mercury Steam's American McGee Presents: Scrapland

Scrapland

American McGee Presents: Scrapland is a game developed by Mercury Steam Entertainment, with American McGee as a producer and published by Enlight Software.-Plot:...

, Nadeo's TrackMania

TrackMania

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, and Egosoft

Egosoft

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's X2: The Threat.

External links

• Official website
• Enlight Software Ltd. at MobyGames
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  -Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...